Ciambellone
The plain ring cake that sits under a cloth in Italian kitchens all week, dunked in coffee at breakfast and in milk by children after school.
Photograph credit: Ciambellone Brioche all'arancia e frutta secca by DinaBenedettoFerrandina · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · this resized copy is shared under the same licence
Build the Meal Around Ciambellone
- Coffee
- A glass of milk
- Jam on the side
How to Make Ciambellone
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Butter and flour a 24 cm ring tin thoroughly, including the central funnel.
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Whisk the eggs and sugar 5 minutes, until pale, thick and tripled in volume.
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Whisk in the oil in a steady stream, then the milk, zest and vanilla.
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Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over the top and fold them in until just combined.
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Pour into the tin and bake at 160°C / 320°F fan / 180°C / 355°F / gas 4 for 50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.
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Cool 10 minutes in the tin, then turn out onto a rack.
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Dust with icing sugar once cool.
Related guide: Pan and tin size.
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Notes From the Method
Oil, not butter. It is what keeps it soft all week.
Five minutes of whisking. It is the only aeration there is.
Flour the funnel as well as the sides.
Leftovers
Under a cloth at room temperature for 5 days. Freezes 3 months.
The Numbers per Serving
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